Arsenal put pressure on their title rivals with a 3-0 win over Bournemouth.

Published 16:30 4 May 2024 GMT+1

Declan Rice and Mikel Arteta have revealed how they will spend their Saturday night ahead of Manchester City's crunch clash against Wolves - and they couldn't be more different.

Arsenal piled the pressure on title rivals City with a relatively straightforward 3-0 win over Bournemouth, as goals from Bukayo Saka, Leandro Trossard and Declan Rice sealed all three points.

Rice, who has been a standout performer for Mikel Arteta's side since his PS105 million move from West Ham last summer, was awarded the Player of the Match award for his efforts against the Cherries.

And after Saturday's full-time whistle, the England international was asked if he would be watching the 5:30pm kick-off between Manchester City and Wolves at the Etihad.

"No. I'm not going to watch," he told beIN Sports. "To be honest with you, I haven't been watching games from others teams for the past few months because I don't want to put too much energy into that."

He added: "I want to focus on what we do and how we effect games"

Arteta, on the other hand, was far more comfortable with watching their title rivals in action. "Yes, I will be there sitting with my kids and my family in my comfy pyjamas," he laughed.

The Gunners currently sit four points ahead of reigning champions City, who have two games in hand over their nearest rivals.

In the build-up to this weekend's action, Arteta said he hadn't given up hope of City dropping points with a handful of games remaining.

"In my heart and in my soul... this is what I am hoping for, yes," the Spaniard told reporters when asked if Pep Guardiola's side will drop points in the coming weeks.

"You know what is going on [with my emotions]. You just want to win and to win you need others to drop points and you are hoping for that to happen.

"And then [after City win] you have to manage your emotion, because it doesn't matter what happens on that day."